Weekend Checklist: Howler, Allstar Weekend, Friends Like These, Farewell Milwaukee

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Friday 1/13/2012

Farewell Milwaukee and Romantica
Cedar Cultural Center
A romantically-tinged view of life.
AA, $15, 7 pm

Friends Like These with Wishbook, We Became Actors
Triple Rock Social Club
Their first show after 5 years apart.
18+, $8, 9 pm

The Envy Corps, Usonia, Skypiper, Alouma, Blackbird Darlings
400 Bar
Indie quasi-anthems, filled with galvanizing arrangements and elasticized melodies.
18+, $7, 8 pm

Davina & the Vagabonds
(1/13 & 1/14)
Dakota Jazz Club
Genre busting jazz, blues, roots.
AA, $12, 8 pm

Sleep Study
Dakota Jazz Club
Sincere songwriting.
18+, $5, 11 pm

Allstar Weekend with Before You Exit, The After Party, Hollywood Ending
Varsity Theater
Get your girly screams ready.
AA, $15 adv, $18 door, $55 VIP, 5:30 pm

Literati (CD release) with Mercies May, Rellium Prime and more
7th Street Entry
Born of scorn and repudiation.
18+, $5, 8 pm

Adam Svec with Two Harbors, The Small Cities
Cause
An amazing voice.
21+, $5, 9 pm

Cash Only XII
(1/13 & 1/14)
Cabooze
A tribute to the man in black featuring Erik Koskinen, The Huckleberries, White Iron Band, Trailer Trash and Sherwin Linton.
21+, $12 adv, $15 door, 8:30 pm

Reviler 2 Year Anniversary
Turf Club
Featuring music from Food Pyramid, Andrew Broder, Is/Is and Fire in the Northern Firs.
21+, $5, 9 pm

Wak Lyf presents Splash: Coral Records
Kitty Cat Klub
Fri tha 13th!
21+, 10 pm

Saturday 1/14/2012

Howler (CD release) with Radiator Girls, Prissy Clerks
Triple Rock Social Club
The prodigal sons.
18+, $8, 9 pm

Brad Paisley with The Band Perry, Scotty McCreery
Xcel Energy Center
This is country music.
AA, $23.00-$57.75, 7:30 pm

No Bird Sing with City on the Make, Guante
Hell's Kitchen
Poetry in music form.
21+, $5, 10 pm

Wizards Are Real with Kill-Me Kare Bare, Daykit
Cause
Instrumental-post-rock-jazz.
21+, $7 adv, $10 door, 9 pm

Charlie Parr
Cedar Cultural Center
Bluesman and guitarist.
AA, $15, 7 pm

The Goondas with Darla, Up Jumped the Devil, DJ Knol Tate
Turf Club
These guys have been busy.
21+, $8, 9 pm

Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes (CD release)
Aster Cafe
Folk-ish.
AA, $10, 9 pm

Sunday 1/15/2012

Acoustic Sunday at the Dakota
Dakota Jazz Club
Featuring "Spider" John Koerner, Willie Murphy, Gene Lafond.
AA, $5, 7 pm

Foreman with Start Don't Stop, Ampherium
Fine Line Music Cafe
Jam music.
21+, Free, 7 pm

12 Stones with Forever Waiting, Requiems End and more
Station 4
Songs that capture the essence of life's challenges.
AA, $12 adv, $15 door, 5 pm

Your Memorial with Reflections, Reaping Asmodeia, Elders, Kenosis
Triple Rock Social Club
Progressive metal.
AA, $10, 5 pm